Sample Presentation Topics
My presentations cover a wide range of topics and are appropriate for large groups of students or faculty. Typically, I use power-point slides as visuals, a speaking style that promotes audience participation and an open-ended invitation for questions. At the end of speaking engagements, I provide handouts of relevant materials for all participants. Presentations are appropriate for general academic audiences or may be tailored for specific subgroups—such as members of a particular department, or academics in a specific career phase.
For groups of less than 30 people, I prefer to use a workshop format. Single session workshops cover the same material as presentations, but involve interactive group exercises and increased individual participation.
- Becoming a Successful Academic
- Tenure Track Tips
- Strategies for the Dissertation
- Graduate School Survival Skills
- Overcoming Procrastination
- Busting Writer's Block
- Tactics for Stress Management
- Time Management Tips
- Organizational Skills
- Teaching Well
- Crafting a Balanced Life as an Academic
- Finding an Academic Job
- Working With Your Committee
- Turning Advisors Into Mentors
- Grant Writing Tactics
- Academic Tips for International Students
- Surviving as a Post-Doc
- Planning Your Graduate School Career
- Developing a Dissertation Topic
- Understanding Psychological Aspects of Your Academic Career
- Inevitable Ambivalence about Completing Your Degree